Insurance Commissioner can investigate Blue Cross Blue Shield, court says

By: Keila Szpaller

Outlets: Daily Montanan

Published: April 20, 2026

Words: 715

Last Updated: 3 months, 1 week ago


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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Montana doesn’t get to stop the Commissioner of Securities and Insurance from investigating a data breach that affected 462,000 Montanans, a judge said.

In an order, Lewis and Clark District Court Judge Christopher Abbott denied a motion from the insurance provider to halt the investigation because doing so would allow Blue Cross to “skip the administrative review process.”

Abbott said if Blue Cross doesn’t prevail with the agency, it …

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